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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-06-25
Worth Remembering.

Modern poets mix much water with their
ink Goethe.
The thirst of desire is never filed nor
satisfied. Cicero.
There is a woman at the beginning of all
great things muri{ne.
The crutch of time accomphshes more
than the club of Hercules BGlthGser
GrdcidR.
Agitation is the marshaling of the con-
science of nation to mold Its laws SIR
II. Peel
What We call our despair is often only
the painful eagernest of unfed hopes
George Eliot.
The path Of G MUS is rot less DISTRACTED
with disappointment than that of ambition.
-lOitGjre.
1t Is impossible for that man to despair
who remembers that his helper Is Omnlpo-
tent.-Jeremy taylor.
4 mans nature runs either to herbs or
weeds: therefore, let him seasOnably water
the one and destroy the other.-Bdc0n.
Anger ventilated often hurries toward
forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens
toward revenge Buitcer- LgitOR.
Revenge is a debt, in the paying of which
the greatest knave IS honest and sincere,
and. so far as he is able, punctual.- cotton.
Talent, lying in the understanding, is
reason or Imagination, rarely or never
COieridge.
OF all the riches that We hug, of all the
pleasures We enjoy, we may carry no more
out of this world than out of a dream
BORReU.
He who Is false to present duty breaks a
thread in the loom, and will find the flaw
when be may have forgotten the cause
Beecher.
The primal duties shine forth like stars;
the charities that soothe and heal and bless
are scattered forth at the foot of man like
flowers. Wordsworth.
Liberty Is the right to DO what the laws
allow; and If citizen could do what they
forbid it would lie no longer liberty, be-
cause others would have the same powers.
-NOatesgaicU.
All experience had shown that mankind
are more disposed 10 suffer, while evils are
sutferable. than to right themselves by
abolshing the forms to which they are ac-
customed.-.Ie8trS0R
A tender hearted and compassionate
disposition which inclines men to pity and
feel Abe misfortunes of others, and which
is even for its own sake incapable of in
yolving any man in ruin and misery, is of
all tempers of mind the most amlabie; and,
though it never receives much honor, is
worthy of the ghest.-FteidjRg.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-06-25
The Apostles.

The following brief history of the fate
of the apostles may be new to those whose
reading has not been evangelical:
st. Matthew Is supposed to have suffered
martyrdom, or was slain with sword at the
city Of Ethiopia
st. Mark was dragged through the streets
of Alexandria, in Egypt, until he expired
st. luke was hanged on an olive tree in
Greece.
st. John was put into a CalGron of boil
ing oil in Rome, and escaped death. He
afterwaTd died a natural death at Ephesus,
in Asia.
st. James the Great was beheaded at Je
rusalem.
st. James the Less was thrown from a
pinnacle or wing of the temple, and then
beaten to death with fuller's club.
st. Philip was hanged up against pill
lar at Hierapolis, city of Phrygia.
st. Bartholomew was iayed alive by the
command of a barbarous king.
1t. Andrew was bound to a cross, whence
lie preached unto the people until he ex-
plred.
st. Thomas was run through the BODY
with a lance at Coromandel, in the East
Indies.
1t. Jude was shot to death with arrows.
st. Simon Zoalo was cruciiied In Persia.
St. Matthias was first stoned and then be-
headed.
St Barnahas was stoned to death by the
Jews at Salina.
st. Paul was beheaded at Rome by the
tyrant Nero.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-06-25
The I,iandS of the Pacific

In addition to the two large islands
recently discovered in the Pacific Ocean,
third has just been discovered lying
less than 100 miles from the northern
coast OF New Guinea. 1t has been
named Allison Island, is nearly three
miles long, rises from 100 feet 10 10 feet
above the Sea, and has abundant timber.
Several stretches of fertile and inhabited
land, some of them much larger than
Allison Island, have been found within
a few years at a distance of 200 or 800
miles from the New Guinea coast,
and similar discoveries are made
once In a while in various parts of the
Pacific. Although the maps of the Pa
citic Ocean are studded with islands
which appear to be lying close together,
vessels may sail among these islands for
weeks together without once coming IN
sight of land. So vast is the waste of wa
tiers, that not long ago a crew which had
been shipwreCked in the great island re-
giOn of the Pacific rowed forty days be-
fore they reached Hawaii, the nearest
land. A. r. Wallace, who has travelled
widely in the Pacific, has expressed the
opinion that there are still good many
Islands which have never yet been seen
by white men. Now and then a Pacific
trader finds some new or little known
island, and opens trade with its inhablt-
ants. When the Woodlark Islands
were explored some time ago, it was
found that an Australian firm had care
fully chartered the islands several years
before, and had been quietly trading
there, all unknown TO the other Pacific
mere lantS
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-06-25

the family which grow naturally in north
eTn countries bear scale-like or needle
shaped leaves, as Familiarity seen in the
pines, spruces, and the arbor vita. In
countries within the tropics the leaves of
the conifers are usually wonderfully diff
ferent from those with which we are
acquainted. The leaves of the Chinese
ginkho are almost exactly fan shaped.
With this diversity of form is also a great
diversity in the duration of leaves. The
ginkho sheds its leaves every autumn the
same as do the naples and elms. So does
our common larch or tamarack. Most of
the pines and spruces hold their leaves for
more than one year, however, and they are
therefore evergreen" Very few people
know when eyergreens shed their leaves,
or even If they shed them at all. 1t is
always desirable to know the habits of the
objects which We admire. We can readily
understand that if the pines and spruces
bore but the leaves OF one years growth at
"A time, they Would make a sorry appear-
ance; the leaves are so very narrow that
the tree would present very thin and bald
appearance. But nature rs if TO remedy
the poor effect of the slender leaves. has
clothed the branches with this leaves OF
several or many seasons. And here is an
other striking fact, the spruces, which have
much smaller leaves than the pines hold
their leaves much longer.
Every spring new shoots grow on the ends
OF all the branches of pines and spruces
and leaves are formed as fast as the shoot
grows. In the early autumn these shoots
with their leaves have attained their full
growth. There Will never be any more
leaves formed on these young branches.
Next year other shoots will push out IN
their ends and form leaves, but the leaves
IN these branches will remain the same.
until, after some wears, they die and fall
We can readily tell by the looks of the
branches OF the pine or spruce where the
growth OF each succeeding year has ended
then 1t Will be an easy matter to count back
the years on any long branch and see how
old the leaves must be. Let us begin on "A
young, common white pine, in fall, winter.
or spring, when the young shoots are all
matured. The last growth of a foot or two
on the ends of the branches will represent
one year, the years growth back of that the
second year, the growth back of the second
will represent the third year. and that still
back Of the third Will be the four-year- old
wood; but on this four year old wood there
are no leaves. Then we have proved that
the leaves endure for three years. If now
we should closely watch the tree IN the
summer We should see the leaves on the
oldest wood drop off while fresh leaves
We're forming on fresh growing shoots.
Some pines hold their leaves but one year,
some two and some three. The Norway
spruce often holds its leaves for nine years,
and so also does the black spruce. The
spruces do not shed their leaves so regu-
larry as do the pines.-COTT. Albany Cut-
TRAITOR.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-06-25
OLD SAWS IN RHYME.
Actions speak louder than words ever do;
You cant cat your cake and hold on to it too.

Actions speak louder than words ever do
You can cat your cake and hold on to II too.
When the cat is away then the little mice play
Where there is a viii there is always way.
Ones deep in the mud as the other in mire;
Don't Jump from the frying pan INTO the fire.
There's no use in CRYING Ger milk that is split
No accuser is needed by conscience Of guilt.
There must be some fire wherever is smoke;
The pitcher goes oft to the Wen till it's broke.
BY rogues falling out honest men get their due /;
Whoever It fits, he must put on the shoe.
All work and no play VIII make Jack dull boy
3 thing Of much beauty is ever Joy.
half loaf Is better than no bread al all;
And pride always goeth before q sad fail
Fast bind ana fast find; have two strings to
your bow
Contentment is better than riches, we know.
Tie devil finds work for hands idle to do.
miss is as good as Q mile IS to you.
You speak Of the deviI-hers sure TO appear;
You cunt make a silk purse from cut sOw's
ear
4 man by his company always is known;
VINO lives III glass houses should not throw
stone.
When the blind leads the blind both viii fall in
the ditch
Its better born lucky than being born rich.
Little pitchers have big ears; burnt child
Though speaking the truth no one credits a Lar.
speech may be silver. but silence is gold;
There never q fool like the fool no is old.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-06-25
The Roping Record Broken.
From the Dallas tTex.j Dispatch.

The finest display OF horsemanship
ever Witnessed IN Texas was seen at
the Taylor fair grounds on the last
dav OF the fair. The time madainrOp-
ing leads all previous records. There
were entered seven contestants, and
the prize was $50 cash. 1t was re-
quired that each roper should in his
turn remain on horseback near the
gate OF the pen where the cattle were
enclosed, aud alter the steer was turn
ed out and advanced in a run some
thirty or forty yards the roper, at a
signal, should dash after, untying his
lariat from his saddle Is he ran, form
a moose, throw the rope and catch the
steer and throw him TO the ground and
tie him. The record below shows the
time consumed from the first dash IN
til the steer WAS tied fast on the
ground John B. Burns, 2 OS; w !.
Brown. ] 20, r f. Barker, l.22; j.
f Barker. O.56; Billie Smith, 3-ll; l.
w. Barker, 40. 1t will be seen that
!. f. Barker took the prize, ne having
roped and tied his steer in Obs. ms
is the quickest time on record.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-06-25

The hoe serves other purposes than
merely that of chopping up weeds. This
is important, because the soil produces a
crop of weeds naturally, and that in spite
of the old tradition that 1t does SO because
a curse rests upon it. The earth Is a
bounteOus mother to man, producing a
very large part of his most wholesome
food, and is therefore very much more Of
a blessing TO him than curse. Yillage il
of the first importance; the better the soil
is TILED the more generous are the crops,
and one of the most important details of
illage is hoeing. But, in addition t.
chopping down weeds, the hoe loosens the
surface of the soil, when by reason of
heavy rains 1t has run together on the sur
face and become baked by the sun. As
Glenny puts 1t, the pores of the soil be-
come closed up and the hoe remedies this.
And this obseryant gardener remarks, in
using the hoe, work straight before you,
shcing the earth, as 1t were, by drawing
the instrument to you with a pressure
toward the ground, thereby cutting off
everything that comes IN its way; and if
yOu wish to stir the earth little deeper,
turn the corner of the implement little,
when the same pressure makes it penetrate
deeper. You put the hoe to the ground a
foot or so before your advancing foot, and
draw it close 10 you. This IS the opera
ton, too. for thinning turnips, carrots,
parsnips, spinach, and any other produce
that is sown too thick. You cut up all but
sufficient to grow, and those you leave at
proper distances" As a matter of course,
the hoe has to be applied with care in the
case of young crops not long through the
soil. As yet the young plants have but
slight hold upon the soil, and care must be
taken not to disturb them, or they viii be
IN danger Of being burnt up by the sun.
A careful hoer works by common sense
rules, and avoids mistakes of this kind.
Among young fruit trees, roses, etc, the
soil may be stirred deeply without fear of
harm. because the crop is well estab-
1iEEa1
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-06-25

shadow of the trees, went past the man
sion until they had arrived at the spot
where the bushwhackers mad left the road,
when they hastily crossed 1t, ana making
detour came up so that the rear of the great
building was easily seen through the trees.
A few dark forms could be seen fitting
about in the dim light, and our friends
knew they were up to some deyillsh
scheme.
A bunch of men not ten yards away could
be seen, and John determined to try and
get near them. Taking the shadows of
friendly trees, the three men stealthily
crawled forward until they had reached a
pile of dead brush only few yards dis
tant from the SIX men, who were awaiting
the action of their comrades, who now
could be seen sneaking close ZIP TO the
building.
I'VE 'uns tried to burn up the ours,
tother night, but the rain KEN and put out
Their fire for Us. Goramighty, how it
rained!" said one of the gang.
is the Capting tixin' ther charge, or Is 1t
Woodsley?" inquired another.
Its the Capting, and he'll blow the devil
outen the ole ranch, was the reply.
John reached over and whispered in
Gums ear; Take the left one" then
turning to jeff he whispered, take the
right hand one, and raised his own gun.
What n the deuce Is that? l heerd
bush snapi" said one of the gang.
20, yer skeered! Yer afeard-"
But the seteecn sawn never finished,
for the reports of three guns resounded
through the woods, and three men fell In
a heap ON the ground, mortally wounded
As soon as the smoke arose so that the
aim was sure, two more shots We're gwen
them, and then those that were able He'd pre-
cipitately. In moment more four men were
seen running toward our friends. When
they arrived at the spot where their COM
rades had been, and they saw the forms ly
ing before them, they seemed dazed.
Once more the three guns belched forth
their fire and metal, and two more of the
bushwhackers dropped in their tracks, and
the other two fled with the speed of the
wind toward the road.
Ir,, u4s, l
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-06-25

pie crouch in terror A mournful sound fol-
lowed like the groaning of some great mon
steT, and then the storm struck the house.
Then the food-gates of heaven were
opened and the rain poured down in tor
rents.
The lightning was continuous, and the
crash of thunder that followed deafening
Gradually the light waned and in a few
minutes the fire was extinguished For an
hour the elements continued battling above
the drenched earth, and then the storm de-
parted as quickly as it had come, and the
people who were thus providentially saved
by the opportune interference of nature be-
( heyed that God fights the battles of the
Just.
The bushwhackers must have had sim
liar thought, for they skunk away and left
the prosecuted people to enjoy another
quiet night
Our friends had been acting entirely on
the defensive, but this began to grow mon
otonous, and John and Henry concluded that
unless the bushwhackers continued to press
matters, they would change the order of
things.
4 few days had passed away, and our
friends had not seen anything more of their
enemies. They believed that it was only a
question of time when the rascals would
again put IN an appearance, and they kept
continual watch for them.
One day two men rode up to the man
sion gate and asked TO see the proprietor.
Two guns were leyeled at the strangers
from the windows, and John with his rifle
walked out on the porch.
who are you, and what do you WANT"
he demanded.
We're friends, and are huntinga place to
stop, was the reply.
Well, lay down your guns and come up
to the house
They readily complied, and left their guns
leaning against the fence. and strolled lei
surely up the path, but kept watch upon
the Wire Road from which they had come.
As they came up the steps one of the
strangers-who was poorly dressed, but
possessed Of a fair blocking cOuntenance,
with honest gray eyes, which looked I'M
tiinchiugly under Johns searching gaze
reached out his long, bony hand and took
that Of our hero with such feryOr that it
made that young man vince.
MIR. Eddles, l spose;'
Yes, sir; and your Nance
William Gum. Folks call me Bill,
though"
clad to meet you, Mr.. Gum. If you
are a friendly gun you are perfectly well
come, but We don't want any SON gun
here these times, John remarked, seeming
ly IN play, but wholly in earnest.
If am correctly informed, you have
been over the Wire Road great deal lately,
and l have reason to believe that we have
travelled the same road before, the stranger
replied paying no attention to the light re
marks of our hero.
a few quick flashes of the hands of the
two men, and there was a mystic tie, con-
tidence, established between them that
nothing could shake.
John then turned to the other stranger,
who stood smiling at the actions of the two
men before him.
And this MANI" John asked.
He's all right l vouch for him, the
stranger answered, and the three entered
the house
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-06-25
Mistakes in Language.

The professor of English literature at
Wellesley College has prepared the fol-
lowing list of words and phrases to be
avoided in conversation and writing:
Guess, for suppose or think.
Fix, for arrange or prepare.
Ride and drive, INTERCHANGEABLE.
Real, as an adyerb, instead of really, as
re j good.
Some, for somewhat. I have studied
some.
Some ten days, for about ten days.
Storms, for rains.
Try an experiment, for make an expert
ment.
Singular subject with contracted plural
verb, as She don't skate we'll.
Plural prOnOun with singular antecedent:
every man or woman should do their duty,
Expect, for suspect.
First-rate, as an adverb
Had rather, for would rather.
Right away, for Immediately.
Party, for person.
Promise, for assure.
Posted, for informed.
Post graduate, for graduate.
Depot. for station.
Nice, indiscriminately.
Stopping, for staying.
Try and do, for trying to do.
Cunning, for small.
Cute, for acute
Funny, for odd.
Above, for foregoing.
Looks good enough, for we'll enough
Somebody elses, for somebody's else.
Like, for as.
Not as good, for not so good.
Feel badly, for feel bad.
Feel good, for feel well.
Between seven, for among seven.
Seldom or ever, for seldom if ever, or
seldom or never.
More than you think for, for more than
you think
These kind, for this kind.
Nicely, in reply to inquiring for health.
Healthy. for wholesome.
Just as soon, for Just as lief
Kind of, to indicate moderate degree.
The matter Of, instead Of the matter with.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-06-25
Though Shaken Like a Leaf

BY the most trivial causes, weak nerves are
easily susceptible OF IMMIGRATION, term which
also imports, in this instance, quietude. The
nervous have but TO Hostetters stomach
Bitters systematically to overcome that super
constituencies of the human sensorium, which
Is subversive OF all bodily comfort and mental
tranquility and which reacts most hurtfuIly
upon the system. The difficulty underlying
this, as we'll many other ailments, is imPer-
feet assimilation, no less than incomplete di-
gestiou Of the food. In the discharge Of both
the digestive and sssinulative functions. the
Ritters are the most potent the most reliable
auxiliary As the body regaius viEOr and reEu-
Iarity bv it's aid the brain and nervous system
are also benefited Persons subject t. the in
fueuce Of malaria, dyspeptic and rheumatic
inyHlIds. and persons whose kidneys are mac
tive should also, use the Bitters.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-06-25
THE HOUSEKEEPER.
Z II = y = ~ III In
IflfyipRc FOR TO,EseEPepiblT.


/. Every woman needs to take regular
exercise IN the open air every day; and that
exercise should not be in the nature of
work, but of recreation.
,. As a rule, housekeepers need to eat
more, of simple food. If the food is
simpler less time will be needed in its
preparation, and what 1t lacks il unwhOle-
some richness and unnecessary variety. it
will gain in nutrment and digestlbility.
The result will be an improvement in the
health of all the family, and will injure
no one but the doctor.
3. Less time ought to be given to the
routine WORK of housekeeping and more TO
relaxation and recreation. All that "the
best of wives" did not do, and for the lack
of which she became the inmate of an IN
sane asylum, the hoUsekeeper ought to do.
The woman who always stays at home,
who never goes out of the house, even on
Sundays, and who is "aIways doing some
thing for her family, not only will have no
ideas outside of her home" but will soon
come to have none even there.
The short of the matter is, that women
if they desire good health must not be
confined so closely to the cares of the
household. / know that many will look
upon this advice as absurd, and will say.
at is all very easy for you to preach, but
quite another thing for US to practice. 4
woman's duties involve a multitude of
little things, the Importance of which n
man never realizes until they are omitted,
and then he is the inst to find fault. These
things must be done. | cannot stop, |
cannot find time to take out of-dOor eX-
ercise and visit my noighbOrs. The work
must be done, and ] must do it."
Nevertheless, the fact remains, that
when serious illness comes to the mistress
of the house, the wheels of the treadmilI
cease to revolve, at least for her. Then
the work either stops entirely, or goes on
under other hands, and is cared for by
other heads. The question is pertinent
one. would it not be better to do less work
while in health, and thus avoid the sick
ness? And even hired help is less ey-
pensive than medical attendance. The old
maxims, a stitch in time saves nine. and
"an ounce of prevention is worth pound
of cure" are worthy of consideration in
this connection. Good housekeeping.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-06-25
THE DAIRYMAN.


We are asked by a correspondent if 1t in
lures butter to let it freeze. Certainly.
1t viii not take anybody very long to de-
termine that fact. 1t sometimes happens
that butter viii freeze on the edges and
not in the center of the package. In such
case there will be a marked difference in
the quality of that which has been frozen
and that which has not. Butter ought not
to lie subjected to great variations of
temperature. Neither butter nor cream
ought to be badly frozen. If butter is per-
mitted to freeze and is used Immediately
the difference is not so great as when it is
kept a long time after being frozen, or a
considerable time.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-06-25
EFimts to No,asekoepers.

THE iuice of half lemon in a glass of
water. without sugar, will frequently cure
a sick headache.
EQUAL parts of olive oil and oil of win
tergreen. mixed together, is a good remedy
for inHamed joints.
A GOOD penwiper for steel pens is a
piece of raw potato. 1t removes the ink
crust and causes a smooth flow of ink.
IN using cloves for pickles or preserves
the blossom end should be removed, as this
darkens the liquid with which 1t is cooked.
PEACH leaves pounded to a pulp and
applied to a bruise or wound from a rusty
nail or a simple cut will give immediate
relief.